New Year's meme
Dec. 31st, 2004 04:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ciroccojWhat did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Attended the funeral of a family member.
Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember if I made any last year... ::checking::
Ah, quote from last year's meme: I don't make New Year's Resolution. I stopped when I realized that for ten years, my one resolution had been to stop cracking my knuckles.
Addendum: I still crack my knuckles.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nobody in Ottawa, as far as I know. Friends of mine in cities across Canada. Oh, and my choir director & his wife had their first right around the Christmas concert season.
Did anyone close to you die?
My mother.
What countries did you visit?
None. Although in some ways Alberta is like a separate country. Sometimes the rest of Canada wishes it was.
What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
More happiness and patience with the kids.
What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 19, the day my mother died.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Staying sane and finishing the school year with a B+ average.
What was your biggest failure?
Dunno... not managing things better at home, I think.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Hysterectomy in February, does that count?
What was the best thing you bought?
Probably the LOTR EEs. Or the HLOTS DVDs.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Chris', Justin's in his first ballet class and JK, my cousin Ingrid and aunt Gilda, the Supreme Court of Canada, and 49% of American voters.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mine, the kids sometimes, and 51% of American voters.
Where did most of your money go?
Same as always: tuition, child care, paying down debt. Not so much child care, with Justin in only part-time day care and Daniel only babysat two days of the week.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going camping with the boys, the visit from Sarah & family, and getting to take courses I was interested in.
What song will always remind you of 2004?
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Hard to say.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner :)
iii. richer or poorer? Richer, unfortunately. My mom's insurance money is rather bittersweet.
What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spent more good time with the kids.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Wasted time.
Did you fall in love in 2004?
Already there ;)
How many one-night stands?
Heh.
What was your favorite TV program?
L&O and/or HLOTS.
What was the best book you read?
Any of the Diana Gabaldon. Or my IntEnvLaw text.
What did you do on your birthday?
Went out to lunch with Chris, to an Indian buffet. Mmmm.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Comfort & modesty.
What political issue stirred you the most?
The election(s) and gay marriage.
Who did you miss?
My mom.
Attended the funeral of a family member.
Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember if I made any last year... ::checking::
Ah, quote from last year's meme: I don't make New Year's Resolution. I stopped when I realized that for ten years, my one resolution had been to stop cracking my knuckles.
Addendum: I still crack my knuckles.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nobody in Ottawa, as far as I know. Friends of mine in cities across Canada. Oh, and my choir director & his wife had their first right around the Christmas concert season.
Did anyone close to you die?
My mother.
What countries did you visit?
None. Although in some ways Alberta is like a separate country. Sometimes the rest of Canada wishes it was.
What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
More happiness and patience with the kids.
What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 19, the day my mother died.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Staying sane and finishing the school year with a B+ average.
What was your biggest failure?
Dunno... not managing things better at home, I think.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
Hysterectomy in February, does that count?
What was the best thing you bought?
Probably the LOTR EEs. Or the HLOTS DVDs.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Chris', Justin's in his first ballet class and JK, my cousin Ingrid and aunt Gilda, the Supreme Court of Canada, and 49% of American voters.
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mine, the kids sometimes, and 51% of American voters.
Where did most of your money go?
Same as always: tuition, child care, paying down debt. Not so much child care, with Justin in only part-time day care and Daniel only babysat two days of the week.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going camping with the boys, the visit from Sarah & family, and getting to take courses I was interested in.
What song will always remind you of 2004?
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Hard to say.
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner :)
iii. richer or poorer? Richer, unfortunately. My mom's insurance money is rather bittersweet.
What do you wish you'd done more of?
Spent more good time with the kids.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Wasted time.
Did you fall in love in 2004?
Already there ;)
How many one-night stands?
Heh.
What was your favorite TV program?
L&O and/or HLOTS.
What was the best book you read?
Any of the Diana Gabaldon. Or my IntEnvLaw text.
What did you do on your birthday?
Went out to lunch with Chris, to an Indian buffet. Mmmm.
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Comfort & modesty.
What political issue stirred you the most?
The election(s) and gay marriage.
Who did you miss?
My mom.
